Words of Radiance
First edition book cover | |
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Isaac Stewart Ben McSweeney Dan dos Santos |
| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Stormlight Archive |
| Genre | Epic fantasy |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | March 4, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 1087 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-2636-2 |
| OCLC | 889161015 |
| 813/.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3619.A533 W67 2014 |
| Preceded by | The Way of Kings |
| Followed by | Oathbringer |
Words of Radiance is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the second book in The Stormlight Archive series. The novel was published on March 4, 2014, by Tor Books. Words of Radiance consists of one prologue, 89 chapters, an epilogue and 14 interludes. It is preceded by The Way of Kings (2010) and followed by Oathbringer (2017).
In 2015, it won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best novel. The unabridged audiobook is read by narrator team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.